The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-07-23
LOCAL OPTION LAW.

An Act to provide for the preventing OF
the evils of intempcrance by local
option in any county in this state, and
in cities of twenty five hundred in
hablants or more, by submitting the
question of prohibiting the sale of
intoxicating liquors to the qualified
voters OF such county or city; to pro-
vide penalties for its violation, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by The General assembly
Of the state Of Missouri. as tolloWs:
SECTION l. That upon application by
petition. signed by one.tcnth of the
qualified voters of any county who
shall reside outside of the corporate
limits of any city or town, having, at
the time OF such petition, population
of Twenty-Five hundred Inhabitants or
more, who are qualified to vote for
members of the legislature, in any
county in this state, the county court
of such county shall order all election
to be held in such county at the usual
voting precincts tor holding any gener-
al election for state officers, to take
place within forty days alter the recep-
ton OF such petition, to determine
whether or not spirituous and intOxi-
eating liquors, including wine and beer,
shall be sold within the limits OF such
county lying outside OF such corporate
limits of such city or town. Such elec-
ton shall be conducted, the returns
thereof made, and the result thereof as
certained and determined i'll accordance
in all respects with the laws OF this state
governing general elections tor county
officers, and the result thereof shall be
entered upon the records of such coun-
ty court, and the expenses of such cleo
ton shall be paid out of the county
treasury, as i'll case OF elections tor
county officers: provided, that at an
election ordered under the provisions
of this section, no one shall be entitled
to vote who is a resident of any iucor-
porated town having population OF
twenty five hundred Inhabitants or
more, or who is not qualified voter
| of such county: provided, that no such
election, held under the provisions of
this ncl, shall take place on any general
election day, or within sixty days OF
any general election held under the
| constitution and laws OF this state, go
| that elections as held under this act
shall be special elections, and shall be
| separate and distinct from any other
election whatever: provided further,
that the county court shall determine
the sufficiency of the petition present
ed, by the poll books OF the last pre-
vions general election.
SEC. 2 That, upon application by
petition therefor, signed by tenth OF
the qualified voters of any incorporat-
ed city or town in this state having a
population of twenty-five hundred in
habitants or more, TO the body having
| legislative functions therein, such body
shall order an election to be held III
such city to be voted at by the qualified
voters thereof, and no others, to deter
mine whether or not spirituOus or in
toxicating liquors shall be sold within
the limits of such city or town. Such
election shall be held within forty days
after the receipt of such petition but
not within sixty days of any municipal
or state election held i'll such city and
shall be conducted, the returns thereof
made and the result thereof ascertained
and determined in accordance, in al
respects, with the laws and ordinances
governing municipal elections in such
city, and frauds perpetrated, and fraud
ulent voting, at such elections shall bt
ottenses as prescribed for frauds anC
fraudulent voting at general elections
held under the laws of this state, anG
shall be punished as in such laws pro
vided. The result of such election shal
be entered upon the journals or records
of the body ordering the same, and the
expenses thereof shall be paid out o
the treasury of said town i'll the same
manner as the expenses Of oiher munich
pal elections: provided, that tor tn,
purpose OF determining the fact o
whether or not any town shall be gov
erned by the provisions of this section
such body having Legislative function
itherein, may, under All ordinance there
] OF take a census of the Inhabitants o
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t&QjA3fs a9eaesreal upon the Journals or re
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